I'm a big fan of doing a deal if it's close, but you are getting the best player out of the deal overall. I think Verlander is the best player in this deal. Uggla worries me though, as he's done nothing all year. However, you do need help at 2nd base and if you can absorb Uggla's bad AVG then I would do the deal.

yeah this is a huge upgrade at 2B despite Uggla's struggles since I have him on mine and I'm waiting it out for him as well. Uggla can't hit .180 all year or less every week I think he picks it up and i love Verlander.

I would probably do the trade. Oswalt is a good SP, Verlander is more of an "ace" though. As for Uggla, his BABIP is an extremely unlucky .190. It will inevitably climb up, meaning his batting average will increase as well. He is also better than Cuddyer.

As for the OP's Howard question...he is surely good, but you have plenty of power on the roster as it is.

I guess I'll be in the minority here. I think you are WAY undervaluing Howard here. He's by far the best player in this deal. And I don't trade bats for pitching. Pitching always shows up during the year. Verlander may be better then Oswalt, but I'm not seeing that huge of a gap. You are hoping Uggla gets it together. 1/3 of the season gone, and it's not really looking that way. And sliding in Hosmer in the UT spot in place of Howard is putting a lot of faith in a rookie. I don't really see this as a win for you.

I think this is a very close offer. Without seeing the rest of your lineup, I think I'd side with the Howard side. I'm not a huge fan of Howard as his stats are declining over the years. However, Uggla has struggled all year. I agree he's too good not to do better, but I don't see him pounding them out like he did last year. I love Verlander over Oswalt, but I'd rather keep the bat over pitching when a deal is close. Keep Howard/Oswalt.